Cansarse Imperative Mood (Affirmative Commands) in Latin American Spanish

The Imperative Mood (Affirmative Commands) of Cansarse is used to give direct orders or instructions for someone to get tired, for example Cánsate corriendo por una hora. (Get tired by running for an hour.)

Cansarse is a regular -ar verb, so its conjugations in this tense follow the typical pattern for that verb type.

Conjugations

Conjugations of Cansarse (to get tired) in the Imperative Mood (Affirmative Commands) tense (Latin American Spanish):

Pronoun Conjugation
Yo
cánsate
Él / Ella / Ustedcánsese
Nosotros / Nosotrascansémonos
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedescánsense

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Usage of Cansarse in the Imperative Mood (Affirmative Commands)

Cansarse generally means to get tired or weary, but has several different meanings in the Imperative Mood (Affirmative Commands), some of which might surprise you.

To get tired or weary: This is the most common meaning. For example, ¡Cánsate de caminar tanto! (Get tired of walking so much!)

To give up or quit: For example, ¡No te canses de intentarlo! (Don’t give up trying!)

To bore or annoy (colloquial): For example, ¡Cánsate ya de molestarme! (Get tired of annoying me already!)

To overwork or exhaust (rude): For example, ¡Cánsate trabajando tanto, idiota! (Get exhausted from working so much, you idiot!)

Examples

Examples of Cansarse in the Imperative Mood (Affirmative Commands)

¡Cánsate de correr! (Get tired of running!)

Vamos a cansarnos bailando toda la noche. (Let’s get tired dancing all night.)

Mamá, ¿puedo cansarme jugando videojuegos? (Mom, can I get tired playing video games?)

En el gimnasio, cánsate hasta que no puedas más. (At the gym, get tired until you can’t anymore.)

¡Cansémonos de tanto trabajar! (Let’s get tired of working so much!)

¿Puedo cansarme viendo Netflix todo el día? (Can I get tired watching Netflix all day?)

Amigo, cánsate de buscar excusas. (Friend, get tired of making excuses.)

Equipo, cansémonos entrenando duro. (Team, let’s get tired training hard.)

Papá, cánsate de trabajar tanto. (Dad, get tired of working so much.)

¡Cansémonos de vivir con miedo! (Let’s get tired of living in fear!)

Conjugations with English Translations

Conjugations of Cansarse (to get tired) in the Imperative Mood (Affirmative Commands) tense (Latin American Spanish) with English Translations:

Spanish English
Yo —
Tú cánsate Get tired
Él / Ella / Usted cánsese Get tired
Nosotros / Nosotras cansémonos Let’s get tired
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes cánsense Get tired

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Synonyms

The Imperative mood is also known as the Command Form, Affirmative Command Mood, or Direct Command Form in English, and as Modo Imperativo, Imperativo Afirmativo, Mandatos Afirmativos, or Forma de Mandato in Spanish.